Convicted rapist Ched Evans expressed "regret" on Sunday over his actions but insisted he had not committed a crime as he spoke out for the first time since his release from prison.

Evans was released on -Friday after serving half of his five-year sentence for raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel Uomo Nike SF-AF1 Mid Gunsmoke Grigie Scontate , with Sheffield United widely criticized for considering the possibility of allowing the 25-year-old to resume his career at his former club.

Many Blades fans have called for Evans to be rehabilitated but almost 150,000 people have signed an online petition urging United, who play in English soccer's third-tier League One, not to welcome him back.

"I cheated on my girlfriend and had sex with this girl - but it was definitely consensual."

It was reported on Saturday that the Wales striker had been offered a two-year contract by United worth more than 500,000 pounds ($804,000).

But the Yorkshire club -refuted the report in a statement that said Uomo Nike Air Max 97 Blu Bianche Scontate , "An article in The Sun [on Saturday] that Sheffield United has offered a contract to former player Ched Evans is false and damaging to the club ... This latest media report does not warrant any expansion from previous comments apart from noting that we are continuing to deliberate on any long-term decision about Ched Evans."

Evans was jailed in April 2012 for raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room in Rhyl, North Wales.

He denied the offense but was found guilty by a jury at Caernarfon Crown Court.

Evans admitted having sex with her but the woman told the jury she had no memory of the incident.

The prosecution said the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was too drunk to consent to sexual intercourse.

An appeal against Evans' conviction was rejected by three judges at the Court of Appeal in 2012.

Massey has led a campaign to have the conviction overturned and Evans' case is due to be reviewed by the Criminal Case Review Commission in the coming weeks.

Earlier this week Blades manager Nigel Clough said the matter had been discussed by the club's hierarchy.

He said the decision was not his to make but would be made by the club "in good time."

Mohammed Salim al-Ghabban, a Shiite nominee for interior minister, Khalid al-Obiedi, a Sunni nominee for defense minister won the majority of votes at the Council of Representatives ( parliament) after they garnered 197 and 173 votes respectively out of 261 lawmakers who attended the session.

Ghabban, 53, got Master's degree in Islamic Science in addition to BA in English literature. He is a leading member in Bar political bloc, which previously known as Bar Brigade and was the military wing of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq Uomo Nike Air Max 270 Flyknit Nere Scontate , headed by Shiite cleric Ammar al-Hakim.

Obeidi, an ex-officer in the Iraqi army under Saddam Hussein administration, got two Master's degrees in engineering and military science in 1984 and 1998 respectively, in addition to a PhD in political science in 2011.

According to the Iraqi constitution, the government formation plan will have to win the approval of an absolute majority of the members of the Council of Representatives.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said on Wednesday that 13 Malaysians, believed to be linked to the Islamic State in Iraq, had been arrested.

The Star Uomo Nike Air Max 270 Training Blu Scontate , a local English newspaper, quoted Khalid as saying that the suspects were detained at several locations in Shah Alam, the state capital of western Selangor state, on Tuesday.

The police were constantly monitoring these kinds of activities. "Militancy and terrorism have no place in this country," he said.

Thirty-six Malaysians had been arrested for militant activities since April 28.

JUBA， July 24 (Xinhua) -- Twelve-year-old South Sudanese William Nyarcoth has spent five days in a cholera treatment center at Juba Teaching Hospital after developing severe diarrhea that left him dehydrated and weak.

The ailing teenager is receiving treatment for suspected cholera infection， which the South Sudan ministry of health said has been reported on more 140 people. Meanwhile， six deaths have been recorded since a suspected cholera outbreak was declared on July 18.

Nyarcoth's mother， Martha James said she suspected her son contracted cholera after he consumed unhygienic food at a center for displaced people in Juba after seeking safety there following days of fighting the capital.